Engagement Rings
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond
1970s Modern Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond
1930s Art Deco Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Fire Opal, Tsavorite, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Spinel, Other, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Modern Engagement Rings
Brown Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold...
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Spinel, White Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Tourmaline, Other, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1940s Victorian Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1940s Victorian Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
1970s Vintage Engagement Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique, New and Vintage Engagement Rings
Shopping for the right engagement ring can prove daunting. Whether you’re looking for that perfect vintage engagement ring, an antique Edwardian period engagement ring or a fashionable contemporary alternative, it’s important to choose a style that speaks to you.
Rings have long been signifiers of marriage and committed relationships. The modern diamond engagement ring can be traced back to 1477, when Archduke Maximilian of Austria commissioned an expensive diamond ring for his betrothed. Diamond rings subsequently became extremely popular among the European aristocracy. Later, during the Victorian era, the popularity of diamond engagement rings had filtered down to the middle class, owing to the increasing accessibility — and affordability — of gold and diamonds.
Victorian-era engagement rings were simple, frequently set in rose or yellow gold. The diamonds were five-set in a band or solitaire. In 1886, Tiffany debuted its innovative six-prong diamond solitaire engagement ring, while Cartier’s Solitaire 1895 engagement ring resembled delicate lace. Victorian-era engagement rings also saw other gemstones accompanying diamonds — small seed pearls and moonstones were popular. Other sentimental and romantic motifs such as hearts and stars took hold as well.
Edwardian and, afterward, Art Deco engagement rings that followed in the wake of Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 would be characterized by complex, geometric designs and platinum settings. Owing to the Art Nouveau movement, nature was a major theme for Edwardian jewelry, while the diamond ring designs of the Art Deco period were inspired by Cubism as well as ancient Egypt. Art Deco engagement rings are bold and colorful and feature gems cut in nontraditional ways.
Engagement rings designed after World War II were intended to be simpler and focused on the beauty of the diamond. In 1947, De Beers Consolidated Mines, with the support of Philadelphia agency N.W. Ayer & Son, introduced the slogan “A diamond is forever” in a marketing campaign that emphasized a connection between diamonds and romance. Diamond sales skyrocketed, and diamond engagement rings became intertwined with the post–World War II marriage boom — which coincided with the ascension of specific diamond cuts. The round brilliant cut, which consists of an astounding 58 facets, continues to be the most popular cut to this day. Jewelers such as Harry Winston had already gained a reputation for his talents by the time the De Beers campaign debuted, and he is said to have favored emerald-cut diamonds.
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